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Why do these exist why must the pen stand. Pen stand. I must stand the pen

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[–] 9to5@hexbear.net 12 points 1 day ago

I can see the appeal. It clearly is the mark of someone highly important like Head of the Student Council.

[–] ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 day ago

They exist so you can pretend you're flying a plane

[–] electric_nan@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 day ago
[–] Cammy@hexbear.net 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Oh because they probably evolved from needing a place to keep writing tools. It's just 1700s bourgeois decadence.

[–] Saeculum@hexbear.net 3 points 19 hours ago

Old fashioned pens need to be held at a downwards angle or they might not write. A lot of modern pens as well. Plus it looks nice and it's basically just a block of wood with a hole and some polish.

[–] SorosFootSoldier@hexbear.net 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

So anyway I showed Jim from accounting the new 'stand and his poor ass was floored I'm in the corner office now bateman-ontological

Living wage pls yes-honey-left

[–] Gorb@hexbear.net 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Let's see Paul Allens pens

[–] SorosFootSoldier@hexbear.net 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] Gorb@hexbear.net 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 day ago

Hongdian Black Forest

[–] mathemachristian@hexbear.net 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

i want one for my lamy fountain pens but it doesn't exist 😔

[–] comrade_pibb@hexbear.net 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I bet you could throw a design together in tinkercad and get one 3d printed pretty cheaply

[–] mathemachristian@hexbear.net 2 points 1 day ago

I dont think it would hold very well and the ink would dry out